on a mission
idiom
: undertaking a task that one considers to be a very important duty
She's on a mission to locate her lost sister.
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The trio are on a mission — Blue and Blossom to match themselves with a new kid, and Cal, to unite all IFs with a child in need.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 15 May 2024
Guests take on the role of Lost Kids joining Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy and little Michael Darling on a mission to rescue John Darling from Captain Hook.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Support journalism on a mission to make business better.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 11 May 2024
Henson is now on a mission to help women everywhere incorporate a little luxury into their lives through her beauty brand, TPH by Taraji.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 9 May 2024
Beyer, who served briefly as executive director of the Traverse City Film Festival and is immersed in that city's arts and media groups, kept running across the same name, Bernie Rosendahl, who happened to be a U.P. native on a mission.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
The encounter sent me on a mission of my own: help fulfill Holocaust education’s promise.
—Boaz Dvir, TIME, 6 May 2024
While Cavill and the gang of misfits are on a mission to blow up Nazi U-boats, their more sophisticated partners in crime, Olusanmokun and Eiza González are getting up close and personal with Nazi soldiers to create distractions and gain more information about their enemy.
—The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
But a lifelong Detroiter is on a mission to make sure Jackie Robinson’s legacy is never forgotten, particularly among young people in Detroit.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 15 May 2024
Guests take on the role of Lost Kids joining Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy and little Michael Darling on a mission to rescue John Darling from Captain Hook.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Support journalism on a mission to make business better.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 11 May 2024
Henson is now on a mission to help women everywhere incorporate a little luxury into their lives through her beauty brand, TPH by Taraji.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 9 May 2024
Beyer, who served briefly as executive director of the Traverse City Film Festival and is immersed in that city's arts and media groups, kept running across the same name, Bernie Rosendahl, who happened to be a U.P. native on a mission.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
The encounter sent me on a mission of my own: help fulfill Holocaust education’s promise.
—Boaz Dvir, TIME, 6 May 2024
While Cavill and the gang of misfits are on a mission to blow up Nazi U-boats, their more sophisticated partners in crime, Olusanmokun and Eiza González are getting up close and personal with Nazi soldiers to create distractions and gain more information about their enemy.
—The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
But a lifelong Detroiter is on a mission to make sure Jackie Robinson’s legacy is never forgotten, particularly among young people in Detroit.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024
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